An exceptional selection of armor worn by Japanese warriors, this exhibition and catalogue shed light on the life and position of the Samurai in Japanese society from the 12th to the 19th centuries, a period which witnessed the disappearance of this caste of noble warriors, absorbed by modern-day Japan.
Description
360 pages • 31 x 26,5 cm • 48 €
Co-published by musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac / The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum 2011
ISBN: 9782357440500